Additives

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Lesson Objectives

Understand issues surrounding food additives
Be able to plan a healthy menu
Know how to read food labels and avoid the nasty additives

Starter

Additive & Ingredient quiz

Match an additive or ingredient to a product I found it in.......

Activity

Class discussion on healthy eating to include

• What is an E Number?
• Foods that cause hyperactivity
• Additives that cause hyperactivity
• Looking at the labels
• Making foods & avoiding the additives

Task

Plan a healthy days menu for a 4 year old using
The Eatwell plate
5 a day
Think about how the foods can be made from scratch QUICKLY

Plenary

Take a look at the packaging below - is it even vaguely healthy? Does it contain any of the nasties?